Call for Presentations

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

You’re invited to join us for the 2020 Industrial Fire World Conference & Exposition Powered By iFIRE International.

Founded in 1985 by David White, Industrial Fire World (IFW) has served as the leading resource for real-time safety updates and industry expertise while connecting industrial fire and emergency response managers with products and services used to support them in fire protection and emergency response.

After a 10-year absence, the Industrial Fire World Conference & Exposition will be relaunched where it all began, in Houston, Texas at the Westchase Marriott. This conference will include presentations presented by local, national and international industry experts focusing on response safety, operational tactics, risk management, safety compliance, detection and suppression technologies, high profile incident reviews to name a few.

The exposition will include opportunities for LIVE product demos including apparatus displays, large scale equipment demos, UAV flights and much, much more. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact directly with the vendors while participating in product demonstrations featuring the latest tools & technologies being employed in the industrial fire & rescue market.

Topics of interest

Industrial Risk Management

Tactical Operations (Fire, Rescue, Haz-mat, etc.)

Command & Control

Pre-planning & Incident Preparedness

Industrial Ops for Municipal Firefighters

New Technologies

Training & Safety Compliance

Updates on Federal Regulations / OSHA Guidelines

After Action Review

Submission Guidelines:

All submissions must be received by February 21, 2020 at 5:00 pm PST

Instructors may submit up to three presentations for consideration

Each submission must include:

Instructors full name

E-mail address

Phone number

Organization/Department your representing (if any)

Rank or position

Presentation title

Detailed presentation description – this will be reviewed by the Program Planning Committee during the selection process.

Presentation abstract (50-75 words) to be published in the conference program. The presentation abstract should provide an overview of what attendees can expect to learn after attending your presentation.

Deadline for submission: February 21, 2020
Notification of acceptance: March 13, 2020

Program Planning Committee:

The Program Planning Committee will meet in late February to review/select presentations for the 2020 Industrial Fire World Conference & Exposition. Notifications for speakers/instructors will be sent out immediately following.